Inducing reversible stiffness changes in DNA-crosslinked gels

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1456-1464

  Lin, D C ^a   Yurke, B ^b   Langrana, N A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTROPHORESIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OLIGOMERS; STIFFNESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

CROSSLINK DENSITY; DNA STRAND; DNA-CROSSLINKED NANODEVICES; FUEL STRANDS; GEL NETWORK; REVERSIBLE GEL STIFFENING; SINGLE-STRANDED OLIGOMERS;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 29044447070     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2005.0186     Document Type: Article

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